Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Clausura 2009

The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Clausura 2009 season (officially known as "Torneo Clausura 2009"), started on January 31, 2009, and concluded on May 24, 2009.

Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador
SeasonClausura 2009
ChampionsIsidro Metapán (3rd title)
RelegatedJuventud Independiente
CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10Isidro Metapán Firpo
Top goalscorerPanama Nicolás Muñoz (10)

A.D. Isidro Metapán the defending champions, won their third league title winning the previous season as well. A total of 10 teams contested the league.

The 10 teams of the Primera División each played 18 matches, playing each team twice (home and away). The top four teams qualified directly to the semifinals.

A.D. Isidro Metapán gained entry into the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League winning the season as well as the previous one .[1]

Team information

Personnel and sponsoring
Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Águila El Salvador TBD Argentina Pablo Centrone TBD TBD
Alianza El Salvador TBD Uruguay Carlos Jurado TBD TBD
Atlético Balboa El Salvador TBD Argentina Carlos de Toro TBD TBD
Chalatenango El Salvador TBD El Salvador Carlos Meléndez TBD TBD
FAS El Salvador Reynaldo Valle Argentina Roberto Gamarra TBD TBD
Firpo El Salvador TBD Peru Agustín Castillo TBD TBD
Juventud Independiente El Salvador TBD El Salvador Juan Ramón Sánchez TBD TBD
Isidro Metapán El Salvador TBD El Salvador Edwin Portillo TBD TBD
Nejapa F.C. El Salvador TBD El Salvador Nelson Ancheta TBD TBD
C.D. Vista Hermosa El Salvador TBD El Salvador Víctor Coreas TBD TBD

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A.D. Isidro Metapán 18 10 5 3 27 14 +13 35 Qualify to semifinals
2 C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 18 8 5 5 25 15 +10 29
3 C.D. FAS 18 8 5 5 24 17 +7 29
4 Nejapa F.C. 18 7 8 3 21 17 +4 29
5 C.D. Águila 18 8 3 7 25 25 0 27
6 C.D. Chalatenango 18 6 7 5 21 22 −1 25
7 C.D. Vista Hermosa 18 6 3 9 23 28 −5 21
8 Alianza F.C. 18 4 7 7 14 17 −3 19
9 Atlético Balboa 18 3 8 7 18 23 −5 17
10 Juventud Independiente 18 3 3 12 11 31 −20 12
Source:

Playoffs
Semifinals Final
        
1 A.D. Isidro Metapán 5 1 6
4 Nejapa F.C. 0 0 0
1 A.D. Isidro Metapán 1
2 C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 0
3 C.D. FAS 0 2 2
2 C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo* 0 2 2

*Note: C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo qualified to the finals due to higher league position.

Final

[2]

Luis Ángel Firpo0–1Isidro Metapán
José Amaya 58'
 Clausura Champions 2009 
Isidro Metapán
3rd title

Since Isidro Metapán already qualified for 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League, Luis Ángel Firpo also qualified (originally Apertura 2008 runner-up Chalatenango qualified, but they failed to file the required participation agreement).

Aggregate table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 A.D. Isidro Metapán 35 18 12 5 60 35 +25 66
2 C.D. Águila 35 17 7 11 62 43 +19 58
3 C.D. FAS 35 15 11 9 49 38 +11 56
4 C.D. Chalatenango 35 13 14 8 45 44 +1 53
5 C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 35 12 12 11 44 33 +11 48
6 C.D. Vista Hermosa 35 12 9 14 40 43 −3 45
7 Nejapa F.C. 35 9 13 13 36 47 −11 40
8 Atlético Balboa 35 7 16 12 40 49 −9 37
9 Alianza F.C. 35 7 12 16 31 42 −11 33 Relegation Playoff
10 Juventud Independiente 35 7 10 18 32 64 −32 31 Relegated to Segunda Division
Source:

Top scorers
Pos.Nat.PlayerTeamGoals
1 PanamaNicolás MuñozC.D. Vista Hermosa10
2 PanamaAnel CanalesA.D. Isidro Metapán9
3 El SalvadorWilliams ReyesA.D. Isidro Metapán9
4 ArgentinaPatricio BarrocheC.D. Luis Ángel Firpo6
4 UruguayAlcides BanderaAtlético Balboa6
4 El SalvadorCarlos AyalaC.D. Chalatenango6

Attendance
AttendanceRoundDateHomeScoreAwayVenueWeekdayTime of Day
16,647Final24 May 2009C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo0 – 1MetapánEstadio CuscatlánSundayAfternoon
6,147Round 1810 May 2009Alianza F.C.2 – 0IndependienteEstadio CuscatlánSundayAfternoon
5,152Semifinal - 2nd leg16 May 2009FAS2 – 2C.D. Luis Ángel FirpoEstadio Oscar QuiteñoSaturdayNight
3,700Round 1315 April 2009C.D. Vista Hermosa3 – 1ÁguilaEstadio CorrecaminosWednesdayAfternoon
3,408Round 27 February 2009Águila1 – 0AlianzaEstadio Juan Francisco BarrazaSaturdayNight
3,363Round 84 May 2009Alianza F.C.1 – 1C.D. FASEstadio CuscatlánWednesdayNight
3,338Round 1625 April 2009C.D. Águila3 – 2C.D. FASEstadio Juan Francisco BarrazaSaturdayAfternoon
3,319Round 131 January 2009C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo2 – 1C.D. ÁguilaSergio Torres StadiumSaturdayNight
3,223Round 11 February 2009Alianza F.C.1 – 1ChalatenangoEstadio CuscatlánSundayAfternoon
3,186Round 1021 March 2009Águila2 – 0FirpoEstadio Juan Francisco BarrazaSaturdayNight

Managerial changes

During the season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Alianza Uruguay Carlos Jurado Sacked February 2009 Spain Carlos Cantarero 17 February 2009 9th
Balboa Argentina Carlos de Toro Sacked 21 February 2009 El Salvador Luis Zapata 23 February 2009 9th
Vista Hermosa El Salvador Víctor Coreas Mutual consent 2 March 2009 El Salvador Armando Palma 3 March 2009 9th
Águila Argentina Pablo Centrone Sacked 19 April 2009 Brazil Eraldo Correia 23 April 2009 9th

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2009. The following players:

  1. have played at least one Clausura game for the respective club.
  2. have not been capped for the El Salvador national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace

each club could have four players

C.D. Águila

Alianza F.C.

Atlético Balboa

C.D. FAS

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo

A.D. Isidro Metapán

Nejapa F.C.

Juventud Independiente

  • Brazil Paulinho
  • Argentina Carlos Escalante
  • Colombia Luis José Pérez
  • Honduras Néstor Reyes

Vista Hermosa

References
  1. "Qualifying Format Unveiled for 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League". CONCACAF. 14 May 2008. Archived from the original on 26 December 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
  2. "Todo listo para la gran Final entre Firpo y Metapán". www.masconazo.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-10.
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